Ultimecia challenge

"Ultimecia Strikes! The past, present, and future shall be as one... ...unless you can best this wicked witch!"

- In-game description

The Ultimecia Challenge was a special multiplayer event, featuring battles against Ultimecia (Sicarius). The event is part of the Final Fantasy VIII Collaboration Event, offered in September 2019.

Event Details

 * Event duration: September 1 - October 1, 2019
 * Event type: Multiplayer battle (guest Sicarius)

How to Participate

 * Select Ring of Braves from the world map. Find a Party against Ultimecia (Sicarius) at ★3 to ★5 difficulties, or Form a Party of your own, with your choice of other players.

Unlike normal multiplayer battles (and most event-based campaigns), there is no bonus here for "Undefeated" status. Viewed the other way, there's no reward penalty for dying! You do still have to spend a or use a special Stamp (see below) to revive, though.

There's also no penalty for failing to kill the Guardians! Feel free to nuke Ultimecia directly, without caring about the other foes.

Defeat Ultimecia Campaign
This is a special campaign posted to promote fighting Ultimecia in the Ring of Braves. The more players that defeat Ultimecia on ★3 difficulty or higher, the more rewards for all players on Sep 21. There is a tally board tracking the number of victories placed next to Meia in the Ring of Braves.
 * Sep 1 - 17, 2019

If players get over 100,000 defeats, then all players will receive: If players get to 200,000 victories, then all rewards are doubled.
 * x1
 * x1
 * x3
 * x8
 * x8
 * x88
 * Elelemental Skillseeds of each color x888,888

If players get to 300,000 victories, then all rewards are TRIPLED!

Total victories reached 220,000, so rewards are Double only.

Multiplayer Stamp Bonuses
All players who log in during September 2019 will receive: This can be equipped in the Social Tab: Edit Stamps.
 * Multiplayer stamp "Pluck! Persistence! Perseverance!" (A Sophie stamp.)

Using this stamp, or the "I Love Mobius!" (3rd Anniversary Gift Box reward) Stamp during a battle in the Ring of Braves will revive your character from death with no penalty. It's a free, and you don't lose your "Undefeated" bonuses!


 * The effect will last from Sep 1, 2019 to Oct 2, 2019.
 * There is a Phoenix Down logo in the corner of the stamp to indicate the effect is active.
 * Each player can use this once per battle, using their own stamp.
 * A second death -- or a player using a normal -- will still spoil the "Undefeated" bonus.

Available Prizes
Defeating Ultimecia gains special event-only Components, tradable at the Item Exchange in the Ring of Braves for special prizes:

Any Ultimecia Quartz you still have will be changed into other dark-based components on October 9.

Reference

 * Multiplayer event news page